Shoe and sole therefor



A. P. KINGSTON.

SHOE AND SOLE THEREFOR.

APPLlcAnoN FILED rEs.15.191s. RENEwED JUNE 28.1921.

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PATENT OFFICE-) ALFRED 1, xINGsToILoF Lir'rLE FALLS, NEW'YORK.

snor: soLE THEREFOR y .Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb.V 7,1922.

Ap'bneetiei ined Februari 15,1918, 'serial Ne. 2112448. Renewed June 2s,` 192i. serial No. 4s1j16s.

To allwwm it may concern:

LBe it known'that I ALFRED P- KINGSTON, citizen ofthe United States, and resident" of Little Falls, in the fcountyof Herkimer and Statefof New York, have invented new and useful Iniproi'fern'entsY` in Shoes and 'Soles Therefor, of which the-following is aspeci The5 present invention relates to shoes, and more particularly to the construction of solesand novel means for applying the same to shoeuppe'rs.V l y i An object of thepresentlinv'ention is to provide an improved construction yof soles which constitutes Ian integral outer sole and inner sole and an yimproved means 'for attachingthe combined sole to thel shoe upper.

Another obj ect Y of the present invention' is to provide a constructionof .shoe generally which will eliminate a large number of parts required in the manufacture of shoes which will considerably economize in the consumption of material employed; and which pro-Y vides a new construction k.capable ofwith'- standin considerable wear, and a construe tion'of s ioe whichis comfortable tothe foot.

The invention hasiforfa further object to provide a shoe,` upper of anyfdesired material which maybe detachably connected to a sole; a'isole of' any desired fmaterial which l may be detachably connected to the upper;

and an upper adaptedto be vconnected drectly" tothe improved lsole.

The above, and various described, and in part understood, from the following detail description of the present preferred embodiment, the same beingillustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, where- 1n Y Figurel is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the lower portion of a shoe,

disclosinga sole constructed according to the present invention and attached to the uppery in the manner of this invention. f

Figure 2 is a detail perspective View of the sole detached. i l y Figure 3 isa fragmentary enlarged sectional view throughthe heel portion lof the p i other objects rand advantages of 'this invention will be in part i shoe showingthe manner of'securing the upperto the outsole.

Figure 4 is a detail top plan View 0f the separateheel part or insert.

Figure `5 is a transverse section taken. V

through a portion of the outsole withthe insert removed, and showing the recess for the reception of the shank of the insert. t

AReferring'to this drawing, l0 designates the body ofthe sole which is preferably con structed ofwood, orsirnilar material. The

sole 10 is madein onepiece and includes the toe part and the heel part, and is providedvr with an outer marginal edge groove 11 of considerable depth providing upper and lower outstanding lianges 12 and 13, the la'tter taking` the place of the usualfwelt employedl for comprising la continuation on the upper surface portion of the sole 10 and i, forms anV integral projection that supports lining v15 which is preferably relatively stiff and which may be continued V in the toe'part- 4 ofthe upper to form the' boxing therefor, t

and which may be continued in the heel part ofthe upper for stiii'ening the same. The.`

lower edge portionof the upper 14, together with its linin'gl, is turned, inwardly at sub'- stantiallyl rightpangles to the adjacent parts of the upper to form an attaching ange 16 which is relatively stiff and which is of considerable depth. Theinturned flange 16l is annular or continuous around the lower/edge portion of the upper and is of'a length less than the length of theiilanges 12 and 13, and is adapted to be stretched by application of sufficient vpressure to engage over the upper flange 13 and bind therebeneath in vthe groove 11 of the sole 10. The upper flange 16 is therefore foreshortened, or of less length than the marginal edge of thesole 10 and is adapted to yieldingly bind in the groove 11 and retain the upper 14 from dis- 14 may be reinforoed'at its lower edge portion by the provision of a placement from the sole 10 under any ordinary use to which the shoe may be subjected when worn.

A packing or retaining strip 17 may be fitted in the groove 11 beneath the upper flange 16 to bind the latter against the flange 13 of the sole 10 and not only insures the retention of the flange 16 in engagement with the sole 10, but also excludes moisture, dirt, and other accumulation which might otherwise lodge in the groove 11 on top of the flange 12. As shown in Fig. 3, the packing strip 17 may be formed of fibrous material which is adapted to absorb moisture when brought into contact with the same, and which is adapted to swell and bind or close the groove 11 and thus effectively exclude moisture and dirt. As exemplary of the manner in which shoes are assembled according to this invention, the operations may be stated briefly as follows:

The upper is first lasted over what is commonly known as a first lasting last to obtain the desired stretch, the lower edge of the upper being turned under the last at a relatively sharp angle; A lasting string is used and rolled down with glue and sized until dry. The string is then cut and the last removed. The upper thus formed with its inturned flange, shown at 16 in the drawing, is assembled upon the sole without the use of a last, and requiring no Welt, binding wire or other fastening means. The flange 16 is ysuflicient to retain the sole upon the upper. As shown inthe drawings, a mock welt 17 may be used and pressed in or laid on the lower edge of the sole to stimulate a leather shoe, or the like, construction. The welt 17 assists in maintaining the flange 16 in the groove or mortise in the sole. The completed shoe has a finished appearance which does not deviate from the adopted outlines of a dress shoe.

The sole 10 is provided in its heel part and in its forepart with openings 18, and the opening 18 in the heel part is adapted to receive the tongue 19 of a separate heel 20 which may be formed of rubber or the like for deadening the noise of the sole when in use.` The heel 2O is in the form of a flat disc conforming in outline to the general configuration of the heel, is preferably formed from rubber, and has the tongue 19 integrally formed therewith. The tongue 19 has an outstanding retaining flange 21 upon p its upper endadapted to engage in the undercut portion of the slot 18 and retain the heel 20 in position. The flange 21 and the tongue 19 are adapted to be suitably compressed into the opening 18 and are permitted to expand therein for permanently securing the heel 20 tothe sole 10. The heel 20 may also be provided at one side of the tongue 19 with an integral upstanding stud 22 adapted to enter a correspondingly formed opening in the bottom of the sole 10 for holding the heel 20 from turning.

The forepart of the sole 10 is provided with a sur ace Contact pad 23 which may also be formed from rubber and provided with a marginal outstanding flange 24 at its upper edge portion adapted to enter the. undercut part ofthe Yopening 18. The tread 23 is also adapted to be suitably compressed to enter the opening 18 and is permitted to expand therein for retainin the pad in the sole. The pad 23 is preferably positioned at the lower ortion of the sole 10 and isadapted to deadbn the impact of the forepart of the sole with the ground when the shoeis use.

It is of course understoodV that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction of the above specifically described arts of the invention without departing fiom the spirit thereof, such chan es and modifications being restricted on y by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a shoe the combination of a sole provided around its rimeter with a relatively deep groove forming upper and lower flanges on the sole, a lasted shoe upper having its lower perimetraledge engage saidV groove, and a wedge-shaped strip of resilient material adapted to fit in sald groove and frictionally bind said lower per1metral`edge.

2. In a shoe the combination of a sole provided with a marginal groove providing an upper and a lower flange, said upper flang'e` being provided with an inclined straight surface; and a lasted shoe upper provided at its lower edge with an angularly disposed portion having a straight surface, said portion being of less len h than the outer perimeter of the sole an adapted to enter said groove with its an ularly disposed straight surface engagin t e inclined straight surface of the sole ange. y

3. In a shoe the combination of a sole provided with a wedge-sha ed marginal groove providing an upper an a lower flange, said upper flange being of less length than said lower flange; a lasted shoe upper provided at its lower edge with a straight angularl disposed portion of less perimetral length than the outer perimeter of said flanges and adapted to enter said groove and engage the I inclined surface of said upper flange;V and wedge-shaped packing means adapted to engage the under surface of saidV angularly disposed portion and the upper surface ofV said lower flange to retain said portion in for the sole, the upper flange constituting bind against the inner surface of said upper a continuation of the upper surface of the flange, and a Wedge shaped absorbent pack- 10 sole and forming a projection that is adapted ing strip in said groove between the under to support the marginal portion ofthe foot, surface of the iange. or the upper and the 5 a lasted shoe upper having an inturned flange upper surface of the lower sole ange,`said at its lower marginal edge, said ange being packing strip and flange on upper serving to of less length than the circumference of the unite the upper and the sole. sole and adapted to seat in said groove and ALFRED P. KINGSTON. 

